Academic researchers and policy experts advocated the acceptance of pharmacological performance-enhancement by mentally-competent, healthy individuals in a thought-provoking commentary in the journal Nature. The authors of the commentary restricted their argument to cognitive-enhancing drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Provigil, but every facet of their argument, point by point, holds relevance for a “presumption” that healthy individuals, […]
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Human Growth Hormone and Athletic Performance
A recent literature review of the performance enhancing effects of growth hormone has concluded that HGH does not help athletes (“Systematic Review: The Effects of Growth Hormone on Athletic Performance,” Annals of Internal Medicine). Claims that growth hormone enhances physical performance are not supported by the scientific literature. Although the limited available evidence suggests that […]